Broadcast Media in Family Planning Matters in Rural Nigeria: The Ebelle Scenario

Omoera, Osakue Stevenson

doi:10.1080/0976691x.2010.11884773

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“…Many countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa face population related problems like spiraling population growth and contracting economy, resulting in situations where nations are unable to muster adequate socio-economic resources to cater to the needs of their citizens [ 1 ]. Added to this is the need to promote reproductive health which can be harmed by uncontrolled child bearing, and unprotected sex, leading to avoidable social dislocations.…”

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Access to mass media messages, and use of family planning in Nigeria: a spatio-demographic analysis from the 2013 DHS

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BackgroundNigeria has the highest population in sub-Saharan Africa with high birth and growth rates. There is therefore need for family planning to regulate and stabilize this population. This study examined the relationship between access to mass media messages on family planning and use of family planning in Nigeria. It also investigated the impacts of spatio-demographic variables on the relationship between access to mass media messages and use of family planning.MethodsData from the 2013 demographic and health survey of Nigeria which was conducted in all the 36 states of Nigeria, and Abuja were used for the study. The sample was weighted to ensure representativeness. Univariate, bivariate and binary logistic regressions were conducted. The relationship between each of the access to mass media messages, and the family planning variables were determined with Pearson correlation analysis.ResultsThe correlation results showed significant but weak direct relationships between the access to mass media messages and use of family planning at p < 0.0001 with access to television messages (r = 0.239) being associated with highest use of family planning. Some of the results of the adjusted regression analysis showed that access to television messages (OR = 1.2.225; p < 0.0001), and radio messages (OR = 1.945; p < 0.0001) increase the likelihood of the use of family planning. The adjusted regression model also indicated increased likelihood in the use of family planning by respondents with secondary education (OR = 2.709; p < 0.0001), the married (OR = 1.274; p < 0.001), and respondents within the highest wealth quintiles (OR = 3.442; p < 0.0001).ConclusionsThere exist significant variations within spatio-demographic groups with regards to having access to mass media messages on family planning, and on the use of family planning. The results showed that access to mass media messages increases the likelihood of the use of family planning. Also people with higher socioeconomic status and those from the Southern part of the country make more use of family planning. There is need to improve the socioeconomic status of the populations. Also, the quality and regularity of mass media messages should be improved, while other communication avenues such as traditional institutions, blogs, and seminars for youths should be used to make family planning messages more acceptable.

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Access to mass media messages, and use of family planning in Nigeria: a spatio-demographic analysis from the 2013 DHS

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“…Excluding other population control methods such as disease, war, or other natural and manmade disasters, family planning is a population control method that must be practiced in a country ridden by overpopulation. In the quest to control population growth, the government of Nigeria in 2002 came out with a population policy paper on family planning and fertility regulation which noted that (Osakue, 2010): the value of family planning and child spacing on the stability and wellbeing of family shall be promoted and family services shall be incorporated in maternal and child health care. This is to help reduce maternal and infant morbidity and mortality as well as reduce rapid population growth in the shortest possible time in order to ensure sustainable development which can be achieved only by reducing population growth to bring it to per with the available national resources.…”

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“…Ugoji (2008) observes that family planning programmes prevent unwanted pregnancies, help achieve birth spacing and help couples limit family size so as to reduce maternal/infant mortality as well as poverty. Further, Osakue (2010) stated that the health benefits of family planning associated with child spacing and the use of specific methods can play a major role in protecting the lives of infants, children, women and the family as a whole on the continent of Africa. In order to ensure informed choice of family planning and reproductive health behaviour in regards to the modern methods of family planning, Oladeji (2008) contends that communication and decision making play a vital role.…”

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Awareness, Knowledge and Comprehension of Media Messages on Family Planning as Predictors of Practice among Civil Servants in Lagos State, Nigeria

Adekoya¹,

Akoja²,

Ekeh³

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Family planning is a population control method practiced in various countries including Nigeria; however, it cannot be practice unless people are aware of it and its methods. Thus, awareness, knowledge and comprehension of family planning messages as predictors of practice is studied. 478 copies of questionnaire were distributed to that number of civil servants at the Lagos state secretariat, Alausa from where the population for the study was drawn. With a response rate of 95.8%, 458 copies were retrieved and analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 22, while hypotheses were tested using the Pearson Chi-Square. Findings revealed that there is high awareness of family planning messages among study participants with posters as the major medium of awareness. The study also found that the long-acting family planning methods are the most known family planning methods and that the practice is well known and common among study participants.

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“…Family planning(FP) reduces the risks of maternal and newborn deaths and gives to the general health of communities and countries by lessening unsustainable population growth and poverty rates (1)(2)(3).…”

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Mass Media Exposure and use of family planning in Ethiopia: Evidence from EDHS 2016

Alganeh

Endehabtu

2019

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Broadcast Media in Family Planning Matters in Rural Nigeria: The Ebelle Scenario

Cited by 12 publications

References 6 publications

Access to mass media messages, and use of family planning in Nigeria: a spatio-demographic analysis from the 2013 DHS

Access to mass media messages, and use of family planning in Nigeria: a spatio-demographic analysis from the 2013 DHS

Awareness, Knowledge and Comprehension of Media Messages on Family Planning as Predictors of Practice among Civil Servants in Lagos State, Nigeria

Mass Media Exposure and use of family planning in Ethiopia: Evidence from EDHS 2016

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